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2003–04 San Jose Sharks season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2003–04
year	2003
Team	San Jose Sharks
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	2nd
Division	Pacific
DivisionRank	1st
Record	43–21–12–6
HomeRecord	24–8–7–2
RoadRecord	19–13–5–4
GoalsFor	219
GoalsAgainst	183
GeneralManager	Doug Wilson
Coach	Ron Wilson
Captain	Mike Ricci (first 10 games)
Vincent Damphousse (next 20 games)
Alyn McCauley (next 10 games)
Patrick Marleau (last 42 games)
AltCaptain	Vincent Damphousse (first 10 games, last 52 games)
Alyn McCauley (first 30 games, last 42 games)
Mike Ricci (last 72 games)
Arena	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Attendance	15,836
MinorLeague	Cleveland Barons
Fresno Falcons
Johnstown Chiefs
GoalsLeader	Patrick Marleau (28)
AssistsLeader	Nils Ekman (33)
PointsLeader	Patrick Marleau (57)
PIMLeader	Scott Parker (101)
PlusMinusLeader	Nils Ekman (+30)
WinsLeader	Evgeni Nabokov (31)
GAALeader	Vesa Toskala (2.06)
DivisionWin	Yes

Vincent Damphousse (next 20 games) Alyn McCauley (next 10 games) Patrick Marleau (last 42 games) Alyn McCauley (first 30 games, last 42 games) Mike Ricci (last 72 games) Fresno Falcons Johnstown Chiefs

The 2003–04 San Jose Sharks season was the franchise's 13th in the NHL. The Sharks made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time before losing to the Calgary Flames. It was the last season before the 2004–05 lockout, which cancelled the following season.

Off-season

On May 13, 2003, the Sharks hired Doug Wilson (no relation to coach Ron Wilson) as general manager, replacing Dean Lombardi. At the entry draft in June, the Sharks chose Milan Michalek with their first-round pick, sixth overall.

Regular season

The Sharks rotated team captaincy every ten games for the first half of the season before permanently handing the role to forward Patrick Marleau.

Final standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 9, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||0–1–0–0 || |- |2||October 11, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||0–2–0–0 || |- |3||October 12, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||1–2–0–0 || |- |4||October 16, 2003||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||1–2–1–0 || |- |5||October 18, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||1–3–1–0 || |- |6||October 21, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||1–4–1–0 || |- |7||October 23, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||1–4–2–0 || |- |8||October 25, 2003||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||1–4–3–0 || |- |9||October 28, 2003||0–3 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||1–5–3–0 || |- |10||October 30, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||1–5–4–0 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 8 || St. Louis || 0–1 || San Jose || OT || Nabokov || 17,496 || Sharks lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 10 || St. Louis || 1–3 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || Sharks lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 12 || San Jose || 1–4 || St. Louis || || Nabokov || 19,023 || Sharks lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 13 || San Jose || 4–3 || St. Louis || || Nabokov || 19,452 || Sharks lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 15 || St. Louis || 1–3 || San Jose || || Nabokov || 17,496 || Sharks win 4–1 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
12	C	80	28	29	57	−5	24	17	8	4	12	0	6
28	LW	82	22	33	55	30	34	16	0	3	3	−2	8
14	RW	81	28	19	47	5	33	17	4	6	10	4	10
10	C	82	20	27	47	23	28	11	2	1	3	0	2
19	LW	64	21	20	41	0	36
25	C	82	12	29	41	−5	66	17	7	7	14	0	20
7	D	77	9	30	39	9	34	17	1	5	6	−4	13
94	LW	63	19	18	37	20	18	17	5	2	7	0	10
15	C	72	9	20	29	4	90	17	1	2	3	−7	4
17	LW	80	13	14	27	−6	84	12	2	2	4	1	22
18	C	71	7	19	26	8	40	17	2	3	5	5	4
23	RW	68	9	15	24	6	49	15	1	8	9	2	8
4	D	64	2	22	24	10	60	16	0	3	3	−1	10
22	D	82	6	15	21	10	48	17	1	5	6	7	22
42	D	69	2	17	19	8	12	11	0	1	1	0	0
2	D	80	2	17	19	18	46	17	1	5	6	1	13
44	D	41	1	11	12	4	14
13	C	47	4	5	9	3	38	16	1	2	3	−3	2
37	C	12	2	2	4	1	6	17	0	2	2	−5	18
27	RW	50	1	3	4	0	101
16	C	36	1	3	4	−5	72	10	1	0	1	2	11
5	D	55	0	3	3	−3	92	5	0	2	2	0	4
21	D	15	0	2	2	−2	18	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	D	12	0	2	2	−2	8	17	0	1	1	1	25
9	RW	2	1	0	1	1	4
35	G	28	0	1	1		2
24	C	1	0	0	0	−2	2
26	LW	2	0	0	0	−1	0
20	G	59	0	0	0		14	17	0	0	0		4
34	LW	4	0	0	0	0	0
32	RW	2	0	0	0	−1	0
57	C							5	1	1	2	1	0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
20	Evgeni Nabokov	59	31	19	8	1610	127	2.20	.921	9	3456	17	10	7	461	30	1.71	.935	3	1052
35	Vesa Toskala	28	12	8	4	760	53	2.06	.930	1	1541	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)	Team
[NHL All-Star Game](2004-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Patrick Marleau
NHL Defensive Player of the Month	Evgeni Nabokov (February)
NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Evgeni Nabokov (March 29)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Jonathan Cheechoo
Christian Ehrhoff
Sharks Player of the Year	Patrick Marleau
Sharks Rookie of the Year	Tom Preissing
Three Stars of the Year	Patrick Marleau

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played	25th shutout
Christian Ehrhoff	October 9, 2003
Milan Michalek
Tom Preissing	October 11, 2003
Patrick Rissmiller	November 13, 2003
Brad Boyes	March 7, 2004
Marcel Goc	April 15, 2004
Mike Ricci	February 11, 2004
Evgeni Nabokov	February 29, 2004

Transactions

The Sharks were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To [Colorado Avalanche](2003-04-colorado-avalanche-season)	To San Jose Sharks	last1=McKeon	first1=Ross	title=Sharks go dealing / Club drafts forwards, trades for enforcer; Korolyuk to return	url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Sharks-go-dealing-Club-drafts-forwards-trades-2608010.php	website=SFGATE	access-date=May 30, 2022	date=June 22, 2003}}
To [Boston Bruins](2003-04-boston-bruins-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To [New York Rangers](2003-04-new-york-rangers-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To [Calgary Flames](2003-04-calgary-flames-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To [Philadelphia Flyers](2003-04-philadelphia-flyers-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To [Chicago Blackhawks](2003-04-chicago-blackhawks-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To New York Rangers	To San Jose Sharks
To New York Rangers	To San Jose Sharks	title=Tuesday roundup: Thrashers sign Randy Robitaille, Healey	url=https://www.espn.in/nhl/news/2003/0812/1594830.html	website=ESPN.com	access-date=May 30, 2022	date=August 12, 2003}}
To [Calgary Flames](2003-04-calgary-flames-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To Calgary Flames	To San Jose Sharks
To [Minnesota Wild](2003-04-minnesota-wild-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To Boston Bruins	To San Jose Sharks	title=TRANSACTIONS	url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/10/sports/transactions-733717.html	website=The New York Times	access-date=May 30, 2022	date=March 10, 2004	quote=BOSTON BRUINS--Acquired F Brad Boyes from San Jose for D Jeff Jillson... SAN JOSE SHARKS--Traded D Jeff Jillson to Buffalo for C Curtis Brown, and D Andy Delmore to Boston for future considerations.}}
To [Buffalo Sabres](2003-04-buffalo-sabres-season)	To San Jose Sharks
To Boston Bruins	To San Jose Sharks

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Yuri Moscevsky
Patrick Rissmiller

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Marc Kielkucki
Scott Thomas
Teemu Selanne	Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Kraft	New York Islanders
John Jakopin	New York Rangers
Jeff Nelson	Muskegon Fury (UHL)
Mark Messier	New York Rangers
Eric Laplante	Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL)
Graig Mischler	Reading Royals (ECHL)
Adam Graves

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Alexander Korolyuk
Christian Ehrhoff
Dimitri Patzold
Tavis Hansen
Rob Davison
Marcel Goc
Patrick Marleau
Miikka Kiprusoff
Alyn McCauley
Mark Smith
Marco Sturm
Miroslav Zalesak
Jonathan Cheechoo
Jesse Fibiger
Robert Mulick
Milan Michalek
Nolan Schaefer
Scott Hannan
Jon DiSalvatore
Scott Thornton
Garrett Stafford

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round	#	Player	Position	College/Junior/Club team
1	6	Milan Michalek	Left wing	HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
1	16	Steve Bernier	Right wing	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2	43	Josh Hennessy	Center	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2	47	Matt Carle	Defense	River City Lancers (USHL)
5	139	Patrick Ehelechner	Goaltender	Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
7	201	Jonathan Tremblay	Right wing	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
7	205	Joe Pavelski	Center	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7	216	Kai Hospelt	Forward	Kölner Haie (DEL)
8	236	Alexander Hult	Center	Oskarshamn IK (Swe-1)
9	267	Brian O'Hanley	Defense	Boston College High School (USHS-MA)
9	276	Carter Lee	Forward	Canterbury School (USHS-CT)

Notes

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(July 16, 2003). "TRANSACTIONS".
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(August 18, 2003). "Barons Parent Club Signs First Round Pick Michalek".
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